West Virginia's coal mining rules just got a technical fix after a botched update

The US Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement fixed an error in West Virginia's coal mining regulations. A previous update accidentally removed an existing rule and failed to add a new one, making the federal code incorrect.

This document is a technical correction, not a policy change. It ensures that the federal rules for West Virginia's coal mining program accurately reflect what was approved and what was not. Without this fix, there would have been confusion about which specific parts of the state's mining program were federally approved and enforceable.